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Rickey Eugene Swaney

Rickey Eugene Swaney
U.S. Army
Private First Class (PFC) [E-3]
Biography:
Rickey Eugene Swaney was born in Jefferson at the Greene County Hospital and was raised in Grand Junction. He graduated from East Greene Community High School with the class of 1965 as the Salutatorian. Swaney then attended Iowa State University until he was drafted into the Army as a mortar crewman with the 4th Infantry Division. PFC Swaney arrived in Vietnam on May 14, 1969 and was killed three months later when his unit was attacked by hostile fire in the early morning of August 14, 1969. His funeral was held at the United Methodist Church with full military honors and buried at Junction Township Cemetery, both in Grand Junction.
County:
Greene
City of EntryGrand Junction
Conflict/Time PeriodVietnam War
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Separation StatusKilled In Action (KIA)
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